Window-sash.



E. MGELANEY & J; E. MALLOY.

WINDOW APPLIGATION FILED mm; s. 1009.

984,349 Patented Feb. 14, 193.1.

EDWARD McEl 'dANEY AND JOSEPH E. MALLOY, OF TAMAQUA, PENNSYLVANIA.

WINDOW-SASH.

Specification of Letters Yatent. Patented Feb, 14,, 1911,

Application filed June 8, 1909. Serial No. 500322. a

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, Enwano Mc-Erain er and Josnrn F. MALLoY, citizens of the United States, residing at Tamaqua; in the county of Schuylkill and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful linprovements in W'indou sSashes, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to window sashes, the object of the invention being to provide an all-metal window sash as a substitute for the ordinary window sash now in common use, the construction embodying means for securely clampingv and retaining a pane of glass in proper position in the sash-and enabling the same to be readily removed and replaced as often as may be necessary, thereby facilitating the cleaning of both sides of the glass without requiring the operator to lean out of the window as is ordinarily the case. The invention does away with the use of putty the use of putty caused by the vibration of the glass and as a whole fire proof. By reason of the construction hereinafter described thepane of glass maybe removed only from the inside of the sash.

\Vith the above and other objects in view, the nature of which will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as herein fully described, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings :-Figure 1 is an inside elevation of a window sash embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is an inside elevation of the sash with the removableelamp omitted. Fig. 3 is an inside face view of theremovable clamp. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail vertical section on the line H of Fig. l and looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 5 is a detail of one of the upper corners of the sash showing the cord slot.

The main body of the sash consists of a suitable rectangular frame 1 of any desired dimensions, the same being provided with a marginal rim 2 and being further provided with a pane-holding flange 3 which extends entirely around the inner side of the frame in parallel relation to the outermarginal rim 2. The frame 1 is further provided with a pane-receiving rabbet 4: extending in advance of the inner side of'the flange 3 as bestillustrated in Fig. 3, the outer face of and the crumbling incident to sash and also renders the sash bottom rail are of hollow construction,

. sash now in common use.

the rabbeted inner edge of the frame 1 being beveled as shown at (3 designates the glass pane fitting in the rabbet 4, the edgev of said pane lying in contact with 'or in close proximity to the flange 3, as shown in Fig. 3.

The frame 1 is further provided at opposite sides with cord notches or'slots 7 to receive the usual sash balance cords and the flange 3 is offset outwardly at suitable points to form lugs8 formed with threaded sockets 9 to receive the screws or other. fasteners by means of which the clamp hereinafter described is secured to the frame 1.

The clamp illustrated in detail in Fig. 3 comprises an open rectangular body 1O around the outer edge of which is an in wardly'extending telescopic flange 11 adapted to fit within and be inclosed by the marginal rim 2 of the sash frame 1. The clamp also comprises a presser flange 12 extending around the inner edge thereof which presser flange is adapted to bear against the exposed edge of the flange 3 and against the edge portion or marginof the-glass pane when the clamp is properly associated with the sash frame. The clamp is also provided with holes 13 adapted to register with the holes 9 above referred to so that suitable fasteners 14 shown in the form of screws may be inserted through the clamp and into engagement with the sash frame for fas.-. tening the clamp and frame together after the glass pane has been properly inserted in the rabbetprovided therefor in the sash frame.

The sash frame is provided with suitable cross webs 16.,to brace and reinforce the structure when the frames 1 and 10 are united.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the entire sash frame including the clamp may be composed wholly of metal preferably some such light metal as aluminum; furthermore, all of the bars or rails of the sash including the sides and top and the result being that the complete sash is practically no heavier than the ordinary wooden By removing the fasteners 14, the clamp may be detached from the sash pane and the glass pane may be removed. This permits thepane to be readily removed and replaced at will and enables both sides of the pane to be cleaned .without requiring the operator to put his 2 y eese;

as a convenient means of removing and replacing the clamp in addition to its other function.

l-Ve claim A Window frame comprising a rectangular-shaped frame proper having-on its inner face a marginal flange flanking the outer edges of its opposite sides and ends, a rim arranged on the inner surface of the frame and spaced from the'inner edge .of the frame and flange, said -rim extending parallel with the flange and having its outer face in aline-. ment with the medial portion of the flange, a rectangular-shaped.clamping frame having the edges of its opposite sides and ends flanked by a marginal flange arranged to snugly fit within the frame proper and bear on the inner surface of the first-named flange and inner face of the frame proper, the said second-named flange belng less in width than the first-named flange so that when bearing on the inner face of the frame properthe outer face of the clamping frame will be ir a plane with .the' outer face of the first-named flange, said clamping frame being further provided with a presser flange, said Presser flange being arranged on the inner faceof the clamping frame and spaced from the inner edge of the latter, sald presser flange being positioned to bear on sald ri whereby a pane receiving space is pmvi'deifl between the outer sides of said p'resser flange and rim and opposed faces of said frames, and means for securing the frame proper to the clamping frame,

In testimony whereof we afiiirour signatures in presence of two Witnesses.

, EDXVARD MCELANEY.

' JOSEPH E. MALLOY. itnessesz SAMUEL R. BEARD, BERTHA ZECHMAN. 

